Annex—U.S. Foreign Policy and the Economy: Decision Making and Levels of Negotiation

One of the fundamental characteristics of U.S. foreign policy since the Second World War has been the complexity of the various specialized levels at which it is formulated. U.S. policymaking has involved the increasing participation of a growing number of agencies, departments, coordinating councils, and other institutional bodies. The process of shaping pluralist and decentralized decision-making mechanisms has allowed a variety of agents to influence the final results.